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17 Oct
Google hasn’t patched the Krack Wi-Fi flaw yet, so Android and Chrome devices could be unsafe
Security researchers have revealed that almost every Wi-Fi router is vulnerable to attack, leading to concerns from tech companies and consumers alike.
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9 Oct
Companies like Aviva are having their cloud servers hacked for bitcoin mining
In the fight against cyber crime, companies now have a new enemy to fear: hackers in pursuit of bitcoin.
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7 Aug
Smart cars need to be protected from hackers, says UK government
The majority of cars in the UK are smart cars now, with features such as GPS tracking and wifi.
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6 Jul
Petya ransomware: effects of the attack are still being felt
A new global ransomware outbreak, which picked up the name Petya or NotPetya, hit companies across the world in June and the consequences of the attack are still surfacing.
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25 May
There could be another WannaCry-scale attack, and the next one will be worse
A new vulnerability has been found in widely used software, leading to fears of another cyber attack on the scale of the recent WannaCry breach.
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19 May
Cyber attack insurance just got personal
As the number of worldwide cyber attacks increase, insurers are coming to the rescue – and insurer AIG in particular is leading the way by launching a cyber insurance policy for high-net-worth individuals.
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25 Apr
Russian hackers strike again – this time in the French presidential election
Fancy Bear, the Russian hacking group which targeted Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee during the US presidential election, has turned its focus to French politics.
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10 Apr
Russian programmer arrested for suspected links to US election hack
A Russian computer programmer, Pyotr Levashov, has been arrested in Spain for suspected links to the Russian hacking of the US presidential election.
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4 Apr
Chinese hackers have been carrying out sustained attacks on global companies since 2014
Since 2014, Chinese hackers have carried out sustained attacks on companies all over the world via their supply chain.
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27 Mar
US farmers are paying Ukrainian hackers to access their tractors
If you thought that buying a tractor meant you had the right to drive, fix and repair as you saw fit, you would be wrong, if that tractor was made by John Deere.
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16 Mar
Russian hackers charged with Yahoo data breach: what you need to know
The US department of justice (DoJ) has charged two Russian intelligence officers and their conspirators for hacking Yahoo in 2014.
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24 Feb
Did Russia really interfere with Brexit? Or has our paranoia gone too far?
Labour MPs have accused the UK government of hiding information about the Kremlin interfering with Brexit.
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13 Feb
A serious cyber attack on Britain is coming
The infiltration of the US Democratic Party’s email servers, the major power outage in Ukraine, and Sony’s massive data breach are just some of the damaging cyber attacks carried out by sophisticated hackers over the last few years.
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25 Jan
Cyber criminals: Can the villains of our connected world be stopped?
The value of total fraud in the UK — not limited to the cybersphere — surpassed £1bn for the first time since 2011, according to a report published yesterday by accountancy firm KPMG.
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11 Jan
WEF Global Risks report: Why technology requires robust regulation
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) twelfth annual assessment of global risks was published today, with a strong focus this year on tackling inequality and deepening social and political polarisation.